Infinite?

 Hi guys and girls!

Well I haven't been writing much lately, I know. It's been like what...2 weeks?
Anyway, I have been sick for the past couple of days, actually the entire last week and it was really the worst thing that could happen, because I just started my new semester at school and I missed all of the schooldays..
The reason was that I had a 39.7 (!) fever and a harsh cold on the chest, which put me in bed/on the couch for nearly the entire day..
I guess that was my in-between-internship-and-school vacation...although not quite enjoyable.

Now that's been said, I have had some time to think about certain stuff, like we all do.
And here's an uncommon question for you.

We live in this big universe, of which the boundaries are not yet known to mankind.
I often wonder: what lies beyond? Does it ever stop? And if so, what lies beyond the galaxy?
Some say it is infinite, but..what exactly is infinite? Something cannot go on forever, can it? I've never heard of anything that goes on forever...

 Sometimes I think: this galaxy is big, but maybe it ends somewhere. what if our universe is entirely in some kind of glass globe, somewhere on some giant's table which is then in an even bigger galaxy?
How big is the universe actually? It's just mind boggling thinking about it...

That's something we cannot answer at this point in time and probably not until the extinction of man...but still it's a very fun thing to think about!

Want to share your idea of "What is beyond the universe"? Let your creativity loose on the subject and post it here in a comment!

S.P. van der Lee

Quirks, what are they for?

Today I found myself constantly watching people’s behaviour. I get annoyed quickly by the repetitive nature of their quirks.

Is it weird to find weird things weird? Yea…good question.

Like the other day when we were having lunch, some people were talking with each other, like we people normally do. This guy had a plate with a fork and a knife on it and he was talking with someone next to him. Suddenly I notice he just starts rearranging his fork and knife on the plate, then he continues the conversation as if nothing ever happens.

Why did he do that? What’s it for? What use does it have to pick something up and place it down two inches further?

Quirks are strange. So many questions and possible answers come to mind when thinking this through. Although, come to think of it, why am I even trying to uncover the truth behind something that silly? I guess it’s human nature; the curiosity of it all.

Some people like tea. Half of them want the tea to soak for some time, the other half just want you to carefully dip it in the water. What’s with this difference? So many different kind of ways to make tea and I really don’t understand why people make a fuss about it.

Or that common quirk where someone has to stir a specific amount of time in their cup before they think it’s perfect to drink, or when someone has to peel the bread off their bread before eating it…what’s the use? Why do they do it?

People have such strange habits. Though looking at it and wondering about it does give you some insight into humans. We all have our own quirks so I guess it’s OK to be strange.

S.P. van der Lee